Dating from the beginning of Monet's career, this view of a street in the old port of Honfleur is a relatively traditional subject painted with great simplicity and directness. Monet's palette of pure, contrasting colours is a radical departure from the traditional practice of building up an overall tonality through delicate gradations of colour.
[Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 61.0 cm]
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